Catering Assistant

Exemplar Health Care; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to wages before payday

DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care's Ribble View in Preston is seeking a Catering Assistant to support the Chef in preparing meals and keeping the kitchen spotless. Your role helps ensure residents enjoy delicious, nutritious dining experiences daily.

You will work 24 hours per week across 3 shifts (8:00am–4:00pm) in a care home setting. The role emphasizes teamwork, food hygiene, and adapting menus to dietary needs; induction and ongoing training are provided.

Qualifications

• Basic food preparation skills
• Kitchen cleaning and tidying duties
• Cleaning and sanitising all tableware
• Understanding residents' needs to help Chef plan menus
• Interacting with residents to obtain feedback on meals
• Adhering to food hygiene standards
• Teamwork within the Catering Team

Responsibilities

• Assist with basic food preparation
• Keep the kitchen clean and tidy (washing up, cleaning freezers, mopping floors)
• Clean and sanitise tableware
• Understand residents' needs to help menu planning
• Interact with residents to gather meal feedback
• Follow food hygiene standards
• Be a great team player within the Catering Team

Skills

Food preparation

Kitchen cleaning

Tableware cleaning

Food hygiene

Team player

Job description

# Catering AssistantPreston, PR1 4UD**Position**: Catering Assistant**Care home**: Ribble View**Location**: Preston, PR1 4UD**Contract type**: 24 hours per week, 3 x shifts 8:00am - 4:00pm**Rate**: £12.71 per hour**Care home CQC rating**: GoodIn this role, you'll help the Chef to prepare and cook food for the people we support, set dining tables and keep the kitchen clean.Meal times are an important part of our daily routine, even more so for those living in care homes. In this role, you'll ensure everyone has a positive dining experience.This is an exciting opportunity to use your catering skills to make a real difference every day.### **About Exemplar Health Care**Ribble View is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.We support adults living with complex mental health needs, neuro-disabilities and physical disabilities. The home is also registered to support adults with learning disabilities, where it's the right fit.As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.### **About the role**Our Catering Assistants make delicious and nourishing meals for people with a range of dietary requirements.No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:* assisting with basic **food preparation*** keeping the kitchen **clean and tidy** including washing up, cleaning freezers and mopping floors* cleaning and sanitising all **tableware*** **understanding** people's needs, likes and choices to help the Chef develop suitable menus* **interacting** with the people we support to get feedback on meals* **complying** with food hygiene standards* **being**a great team player, working as part of the wider Catering Team.You'll put people at the heart of everything you do. We can guarantee that whatever you bring to the role, you'll see great rewards.If you haven't worked in the care sector before, we'll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy, and ongoing training programmes.Download our job description to read more:### **About you**We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they aren't essential for this role.Above all, you're someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.You'll also:* have a keen interest in food and drink preparation* have an understanding of food hygiene* have high standards of personal hygiene* be an excellent team player* be adaptable and flexible* have excellent verbal and written communication skills.### **What we offer**We offer great rewards and perks including:* excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects* access to wages before payday* retail and lifestyle reward discounts* free DBS check* 24/7 counselling and support* Blue Light Card eligibility.### **How to apply**For an informal chat about joining us, call us on 01977 630830 or email [e-mail] note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We're unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.We will never ask for payment for job opportunities. Any website or individual requesting money for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) while claiming to represent us is not associated with our organisation. If you're asked for money in connection with a role, please contact [e-mail] Assistant, Permanent - part time, Preston-Required--